Innovation happens at the boundaries

The greatest breakthroughs in thinking and innovation happen out of our comfort zone. Innovation happens on the fringes between seemingly unrelated industries. It bubbles up when opposing ideas merge. Innovation grows in environments when opposites co-mingle. I call...

Grow your business without losing your humanity

If you want to grow your business, you have to grow your team. We are growing and I would like to say I always hire the right team members. But I haven’t and needed to fire someone. That never feels good and I regretted some of the things I did and said in those...

The New Strategy for Growth…Take A Vacation

The New Strategy for Growth…Take A Vacation Did that title say what I thought it said? Yes it did! You want to grow a successful business…Go on Vacation! Sometimes the old way doesn’t work and you need a new strategy for growth. Scheduled vacation can be...

How to Effectively Wield the Power of “No”

How to Effectively Wield the Power of “No” THE POWER OF “NO!” After working with hundreds of entrepreneurs I have seen many patterns emerge that distinguish the ever striving but never succeeding entrepreneur from the truly great ones. One of the key...